Rıza Kayaalp

Rıza Kayaalp
Kayaalp in 2021
Personal information
NationalityTurkish
Born (1989-10-10) 10 October 1989
Yozgat, Turkey
Home townAnkara, Turkey
EducationPhysical education
Alma materBozok University
Aksaray University
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight130 kg (287 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
SportWrestling
EventGreco-Roman
ClubAnkara ASKI Sports Club
Turned pro2005
Coached bySalih Bora, Akif Canbaş
Retired2024
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1 (2022)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 2
World Championships 5 3 2
European Championships 11 2 0
European Games 1 0 0
Mediterranean Games 2 0 0
Military World Games 1 0 0
World Cup 2 1 0
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan 8 0 2
Other 20 2 1
Total 50 9 7
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Turkey
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro130 kg
2012 London120 kg
2020 Tokyo130 kg
World Championships
2011 Istanbul120 kg
2015 Las Vegas130 kg
2017 Paris130 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan130 kg
2022 Belgrade130 kg
2013 Budapest120 kg
2014 Tashkent130 kg
2023 Belgrade130 kg
2009 Herning120 kg
2010 Moscow120 kg
European Championships
2010 Baku120 kg
2012 Belgrad120 kg
2013 Tbilisi120 kg
2014 Vantaa130 kg
2016 Riga130 kg
2017 Novi Sad130 kg
2018 Kaspiysk130 kg
2019 Bucharest130 kg
2021 Warsaw130 kg
2022 Budapest130 kg
2023 Zagreb130 kg
2011 Dortmund120 kg
2024 Bucharest130 kg
European Games
2015 Baku130 kg
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan130 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara120 kg
2013 Mersin120 kg
World Cup
2011 Minsk120 kg
2012 Saransk120 kg
2010 Yerevan120 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan
2009 Istanbul120 kg
2010 Istanbul120 kg
2011 Istanbul120 kg
2013 Istanbul120 kg
2014 Istanbul130 kg
2015 Istanbul130 kg
2017 Istanbul130 kg
2018 Istanbul130 kg
2008 Istanbul120 kg
2022 Istanbul130 kg
Golden Grand Prix
2008 Baku120 kg
2010 Baku120 kg
2010 Szombathely120 kg
2011 Baku120 kg
2014 Szombathely130 kg
Grand Prix
2016 Dortmund130 kg
2020 Zagreb130 kg
2021 Rome130 kg
2022 Rome130 kg
FILA Test Tournament
2011 London120 kg
Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov
2007 Sofia120 kg
2008 Sofia120 kg
2018 Sofia130 kg
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan120 kg
World University Championship
2010 Torino120 kg
World Juniors Championships
2008 Istanbul120 kg
2009 Ankara120 kg
2007 Beijing120 kg
European Juniors Championships
2009 Tiflis120 kg
2006 Szombathely96 kg
2007 Belgrad120 kg
European Cadets Championships
2005 Tirana100 kg
2006 Istanbul100 kg

Rıza Kayaalp (pronounced [ɾɯˈza kajaˈaɫp]; born 10 October 1989) is a World and European champion, and retired Turkish classic wrestler competing in the 130 kg division. He is 5 time world (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022) and 12 time European (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023) champion. He won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics and won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2020 Summer Olympics. He is a graduate of the Aksaray University Physical Education and Sports Academy and studies his master's degree at Bozok University.

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